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Trigger warning: This is a post about Project Unbreakable, a photography project aimed at helping sexual abuse survivors take the power back of the words that were once used against them. It contains a photo and a video, both of which are safe for work (no graphic or disturbing imagery) but deal with the words and effects of sexual abuse.

“I do this for every man and every woman who has ever been a survivor of sexual abuse.” ~Grace Brown

“Grace Brown, a 19-year-old freshman at The School of Visual Arts in New York, came up with the idea in October after a friend confessed that she had experienced sexual assault. It wasn’t the first time that someone had disclosed this to her. Going to bed that night she thought about what she could do to help her friend and others like her come to terms with what had happened, and by morning Project Unbreakable was born. Brown asks participants to write words that their attackers used on a piece of cardboard, and photographs them with the aim of diffusing the strength of the words and aid in the healing process.” ~ read more

“Every two minutes someone in the United States is Sexually Assaulted. That means that in the time it takes you to watch this video, somebody will become a victim.”